French Major

350-Level Electives

• Two FREN courses at the 350-level are required

NOTE: These courses must be taken before any 400-level literature course. A student who has completed a 400-level course may not take a 350-level survey course.

Advanced Composition, Grammar, and Conversation

• FREN 361 - Advanced French Composition, Grammar, and Conversation

• Note: This course may be taken for major credit on campus only. An exception is made for students who have received credit for this course by scoring 5 on the AP language exam

   

400-level Electives

• Five FREN 400-level electives:
  • two must come from the Pre-1800 (category 1) list
  • two must come from the Post-1800 (category 2) list

Additional Regulations

The following regulations apply:

1. Only 300- and 400-level courses in language and literature may be counted.
2. No course with a grade of less than C– is credited toward a major. For graduation, the minimum GPA required in courses counting toward a major is 2.00 (C); all departmental courses taken in the major are used to calculate this average.
3. No more than two departmental courses counting toward a major may be taken in any one term.
4. Independent study courses are permitted only when the 400-level distribution requirements are met.

Honors and High Honors

Students interested in pursuing honors can find the additional requirements on the Romance Languages and Literatures  department page.